November 2024
1028 November 7th, 2024
Winter annual grass control in winter wheat wheat weed control
Checklist for irrigation system winterization irrigation equipment winterization
Field equipment maintenance: Winterizing sprayers equipment sprayers
Kansas Drought Update and Climate Report for the week ending Nov. 5, 2024 weather Climate Drought outlooks
Sorghum Connection Series extends support to Kansas growers with winter series sorghum grain sorghum meetings Sorghum Connection
October 2024
1027 October 31st, 2024
Replanting decisions for winter wheat replanting wheat
First herbicides with ESA-compliant herbicide label approved label requirements herbicide EPA off target movement
K-State launches site to make crop performance data more quickly available to farmers Performance Tests yield results technology digital ag
New wheat x triticale hybrid confirmed in Kansas wheat hybrid triticale
Kansas Drought Update and Climate Report for the week ending October 29, 2024 weather Climate drought
Registration is open for the K-State/KARA Crop Production Update on Dec. 4-5 KARA meeting crop production
1026 October 24th, 2024
Considerations for fall applications of anhydrous ammonia anhydrous nitrogen soil moisture anhydrous ammonia soil temperature soil fertility
Can dry soil affect anhydrous ammonia applications? anhydrous dry soils soil moisture anhydrous ammonia
Entry deadline is approaching for the 2024 Kansas Soybean Yield and Value Contest soybeans yield Soybean Yield Contest
Kansas Drought Update and Climate Report for the week ending October 22, 2024 weather Climate
2024 K-State Crop Pest Management Schools - Nov. 19 and 20 insects weed control disease Crop Pest Schools meetings
1025 October 17th, 2024
Management adjustments when sowing wheat late wheat late planting Drought planting date
Management considerations before baling corn residue soil conservation forage erosion crop residue
Crop residues: Nutritive value and options for grazing grazing forage crop residue
Forage risk management and PRF insurance pastures range forage forage insurance
1024 October 10th, 2024
Fall fertilization of smooth brome and tall fescue fall fertilizer tall fescue soil fertility smooth brome
Be mindful of fire safety during harvest season safety Drought harvest weather fire weather equipment
Cover crop response to herbicides cover crops herbicides herbicide carryover termination
Watch for sorghum midge damage this season insects grain sorghum sorghum midge
Meet the new K-State Precision Agriculture Extension Specialist new faculty precision agriculture
World of Weeds: Shattercane weed control World of Weeds shattercane
Kansas Mesonet fall freeze and winter cold tool available weather Mesonet freeze monitor first freeze
1023 October 3rd, 2024
Planting cereal rye after corn harvest cover crops cereal rye weed management
Rate of dry down in sorghum before harvest grain sorghum sorghum crop development dry down
Fall soil testing of hayfields and pastures soil testing pastures hayfields soil fertility fall soil sampling
Corn stunt spiroplasma: A new threat to Kansas corn disease corn stunt corn leafhopper corn spiroplasma
Kansas Bankers Association Conservation Awards Program: Nominations due Nov. 8 conservation award KBA
September 2024
1022 September 26th, 2024
Considerations when planting wheat into dry soil wheat planting dry soils Drought
Control annual weeds with fall-applied herbicides ahead of corn and sorghum weed control herbicides annual weeds fall-applied herbicides
Get control of fall-emerged marestail before next spring weed control marestail herbicide resistance horseweed
Musk thistle control in the fall weed control musk thistle noxious weed
Survey of integrated weed management practices used by Kansas producers soybeans survey weed management
1021 September 19th, 2024
Wheat planting: Tips for good stand establishment wheat planting stand establishment
Alfalfa management options for short or drought-stressed stands alfalfa Drought forage short stands
Small grain forage options for this fall fall forage forage small grains
Harvest aid application decisions in cotton cotton harvest aid
Weed management practices: Fall scouting and equipment cleaning weed control scouting weed management crop scouting equipment
World of Weeds: Longspine sandbur World of Weeds sandbur
Fall frost and freeze: Not yet, but not far off weather climate first frost first freeze
Survey of integrated weed management practices used by Kansas soybean producers soybeans survey weed management
1020 September 12th, 2024
Soybean seed filling and dry down rate before harvest soybeans drydown
Grain sorghum yield potential: An on-farm calculation sorghum grain sorghum yield potential
Grain sorghum yield potential: Understanding the main yield components yield potential sorghum grain sorghum yield components
Test forages to prevent nitrate and prussic acid poisoning sorghum cattle grazing prussic acid forages nitrate toxicity sudan
Seed treatment fungicides for wheat disease management wheat seed treatment disease management fungicides
Emergency measures to control wind erosion soil conservation erosion high winds soil erosion wind erosion emergency tillage
Grasshoppers are abundant in many areas of Kansas wheat alfalfa insects grasshoppers
Late-planted soybeans may be at risk for insect damage soybeans insects bean leaf beetles pod worms
Update on fall armyworms and armyworms wheat bromegrass armyworms fall armyworms
Self-guided tours of herbicide evaluation plots are open near Manhattan soybeans corn weed control herbicides plots
1019 September 5th, 2024
Wheat planting: Be cautious of planting too early wheat dual purpose optimum planting dates pest management early planting
In-furrow fertilizers for wheat production wheat starter fertilizer phosphorus soil fertility in-furrow
Update on fall armyworms in Kansas insects pastures alfalfa fall armyworms
Alfalfa management: Deciding on the last cutting this fall alfalfa last cutting
Normal temperatures are falling in Kansas - It's all downhill from here weather Climate fall weather temperatures
August 2024
1018 August 29th, 2024
Low levels of corn stunt disease have been confirmed in Kansas corn disease corn stunt corn leafhopper
Winter canola planting considerations planting canola winter canola
Winter canola management considerations planting canola winter canola
Planting winter canola? Be aware of rotation restrictions with herbicides label requirements canola winter canola herbicide carryover
Update on the registration of over-the-top dicamba products soybeans dicamba label requirements cotton herbicide application EPA
Conduct soil bioassays to determine herbicide carryover potential herbicide carryover soil bioassays
K-State survey of cotton grower perspectives survey cotton
Using drone technology in agriculture - Sept. 10 in Garnett, KS Field Day meeting drones
1017 August 22nd, 2024
Soybean yield potential estimation soybeans yield potential yield estimates
Strategic tillage in long-term no-tillage systems no-tillage strategic tillage herbicide resistance soil properties tillage
Occasional tillage strategies in dryland cropping systems no-tillage dryland tillage occasional tillage
World of Weeds: Snow-on-the-mountain weeds weed control World of Weeds snow on the mountain
1016 August 15th, 2024
Final irrigation of the growing season - Timing is everything dryland soil moisture irrigation
Cereal rye control in wheat wheat weed control cereal rye
Sorghum (sugarcane) aphids: A declining threat in Kansas insects grain sorghum sugarcane aphid sorghum aphid
Kansas Wheat Variety Guide 2024 is now available wheat publication variety selection disease resistance
Introducing the new Kansas State Climatologist website weather Climate website
2024 Kansas Soybean Yield and Value Contest soybeans Soybean Yield Contest
Western Kansas Fall Field Days: August 27-29 Western KS Fall Field Days
1015 August 8th, 2024
Planning your wheat fertility program: Start now by soil testing wheat soil sampling soil testing soil fertility fall soil sampling
Soil fertility and wheat production: Profile nitrate levels and wheat yield wheat profile nitrate residual nitrate soil fertility
Late-season insect pest management considerations in cotton insects cotton pest management bollworms
Insect activity in Kansas: Green June beetles insects pest management green june beetles
2024 Kansas cool-season forage performance tests Performance Tests forage variety selection cool-season
Kansas Corn Yield Contest: Final entry deadline is August 14 corn Corn Yield Contest yield
North Central Kansas Experiment Field Fall Field Day - August 22 Fall Field Day
TAPS Agronomy Field Day and Farming & Football Tailgate - Sept. 5 Field Day TAPS
Sorghum Connection launches field day series to boost sorghum yields sorghum grain sorghum Field Day
1014 August 1st, 2024
Nitrate toxicity in drought-stressed forages grazing forage drought stress nitrate toxicity nitrates
Pre-emergence herbicides in wheat wheat weed control pre-emergence residual herbicides
Liming soils for optimum wheat production wheat lime application soil pH soil fertility low pH
Allow time for lime applications when planting alfalfa this fall alfalfa lime application soil pH soil fertility low pH
Distinguishing between gray leaf spot and bacterial leaf streak in corn corn disease gray leaf spot bacterial leaf streak
Dual-purpose wheat variety performance 2024 dual purpose wheat publication variety selection wheat variety
Coleoptile length of winter wheat varieties 2024 wheat publication coleoptile
Summary of Kansas growing season weather in 2024 weather Climate Drought precipitation growing season
July 2024
1013 July 25th, 2024
Harvest weed seed destruction - A tool for managing herbicide-resistant weeds weed control herbicide resistance seed destruction
Planting spring oats and turnips in the fall for forage grazing fall forage spring oats turnips
Kansas drought update and climate report: July 17-23, 2024 weather Climate Drought
K-State survey of cotton grower perspectives survey cotton
North Central Kansas Experiment Field - Fall Field Day Fall Field Day experiment field North Central Kansas
Save the date - Sorghum Connection: Maximizing Sorghum Yield sorghum grain sorghum Field Day
1012 July 18th, 2024
Estimating corn yield potential using the yield component method corn yield potential yield estimates yield components
Wheat streak mosaic virus: control of volunteer wheat is crucial disease volunteer wheat wheat streak mosaic wheat curl mite wheat green bridge
Control options for warm-season perennial grasses weed control warm-season perennial grass
Grasshopper populations in Kansas remain elevated insects grasshoppers
Two new Area Agronomists join K-State Research and Extension new faculty
K-State survey of cotton grower perspectives survey cotton
Two regional winter canola meetings scheduled for Kansas and Oklahoma in early August canola winter canola meetings
Kansas River Valley Experiment Field Fall Field Day, August 13 Fall Field Day River Valley
East Central Experiment Field Fall Field Day, August 21 Fall Field Day East Central
1011 July 11th, 2024
Assessing hail damage to corn weather corn hail severe weather crop injury
Cover crops grown post-wheat for forage cover crops dryland forage
Southern rust is active in central and eastern Kansas corn southern rust foliar diseases diseases crop scouting
Tar Spot is active in five counties in northeast Kansas corn disease foliar fungicides foliar diseases tar spot
Mid-season insect management for cotton production insects cotton fleahoppers lygus bugs bollworms
World of Weeds - Purple threeawn weeds World of Weeds perennial grass purple threeawn
June 2024
1010 June 27th, 2024
Consider the value of soil residue before baling or burning wheat stubble wheat erosion burning crop residue wind erosion
Identifying nutrient deficiency symptoms in soybeans soybeans nutrient deficiency soil fertility chlorosis
Palmer amaranth control in grain sorghum weeds grain sorghum weed control palmer amaranth
Japanese Beetles and Burrowing Bugs make their annual appearance in Kansas soybeans corn Japanese beetles Burrowing bugs
1009 June 20th, 2024
Controlling weeds after wheat harvest wheat weeds weed control wheat harvest
Late-season herbicide applications in corn corn weed control post-emergence late-season
Plant analysis for testing nutrient levels in corn corn nutrient deficiency tissue testing nutrient anaylsis
Wheat harvest: Identifying disease problems and setting harvest priorities wheat disease harvest
Update - Tar Spot is now active in four counties in northeast Kansas corn disease fungicide foliar diseases tar spot
Fungicide considerations for corn diseases in 2024 corn disease fungicides fungal disease
World of Weeds - Tumblegrass World of Weeds weeds tumblegrass perennial grass
2024 Kansas Corn Yield Contest: Early registration deadline is June 30 yield Corn Yield Contest corn
Save the date - Sorghum Connection: Maximizing Sorghum Yield sorghum grain sorghum meetings
1008 June 13th, 2024
Managing late tillers in wheat as harvest approaches in Kansas wheat harvest late tillers
Considerations for late-planted soybeans soybeans late planting planting date maturity group
Herbicide applications and high temperatures weather herbicides high temperatures herbicide application
Cut-off dates approaching for XtendiMax, Engenia, and Tavium applications label requirements dicamba pesticide application
Chinch bug activity in Kansas insects grain sorghum chinch bugs pests
Spring precipitation: A season of contrasts across Kansas in 2024 spring weather precipitation rainfall
1007 June 6th, 2024
Low levels of Tar Spot have been confirmed in Kansas corn disease foliar diseases tar spot
Management options for control of field bindweed weeds weed control bindweed field bindweed
Herbicide applications: Avoid a tank-mix mishap label requirements herbicides herbicide application tank mix
Annual Forage Insurance Part 1: Policy Basics forage forage insurance
Annual Forage Insurance Part 2: Interval Selection forages forage insurance
2024 Kansas Wheat Plot Tours - Updated Schedule wheat plot tours wheat
May 2024
1006 May 30th, 2024
Be aware of herbicide spray drift in wheat wheat glyphosate herbicide drift herbicide injury
Kansas Mesonet Animal Comfort Tool monitors current and forecasted livestock conditions cattle Mesonet Cattle Comfort Tool heat stress high humidity
Average Precipitation Distribution: A Kansas Climate Primer weather Climate precipitation rainfall
2024 Kansas Wheat Plot Tours - Updated Schedule wheat plot tours wheat
K-State TAPS Technology Field Day - June 20 in Colby irrigation Field Day technology TAPS
1005 May 24th, 2024
Possible causes for white heads in wheat wheat Drought disease freeze injury white heads
Considerations when harvesting short wheat wheat harvest short stands short wheat
Soybean response to standing water and saturated soils soybeans flooded fields saturated soils seedling diseases
Effect of standing water and saturated soils on corn growth corn saturated soils standing water nitrogen loss
Corn rootworm egg hatch has begun in Kansas insects corn corn rootworm degree days CRW
World of Weeds - Field bindweed weed control World of Weeds bindweed field bindweed
2024 Kansas Wheat Plot Tours - Updated Schedule wheat plot tours wheat
K-State TAPS Technology Field Day - June 20 in Colby irrigation Field Day technology TAPS
1004 May 16th, 2024
Early season weed control in cotton weed control cotton pre-emergence residual herbicides
Pest management in cotton - Thrips and other early insects insects cotton pest management thrips
Early summer control of sericea lespedeza using herbicides sericea lespedeza noxious weed
War Against Weeds podcast is looking for your feedback survey podcast War on Weeds
Kansas weekly drought update and climate report; May 8-14, 2024 weather Climate drought
2024 Kansas Wheat Plot Tours - Updated Schedule wheat plot tours wheat
K-State Southwest Research and Extension Spring Field Day - May 28 Field Day
1003 May 9th, 2024
Plan now for volunteer corn control soybeans weed control volunteer corn
Be on the lookout for Soybean Gall Midge soybeans insects soybean gall midge
Control options for buckbrush, roughleaf dogwood, and smooth sumac brush control smooth sumac buckbrush roughleaf dogwood
2024 Kansas Wheat Plot Tours - Updated Schedule wheat wheat plot tours
K-State Southeast Research and Extension Spring Crops Field Day - May 14 spring Field Day
Winter Canola Field Day set for May 16 near Hutchinson canola winter canola Field Day
K-State Southwest Research and Extension Spring Field Day - May 28 spring Field Day
1002 May 2nd, 2024
Wheat stripe rust update and fungicide considerations wheat fungicide stripe rust foliar fungicides
Pre-harvest weed control in wheat wheat weed control herbicide application pre-harvest harvest aid
2024 Kansas Wheat Plot Tours - Updated Schedule wheat wheat plot tours
Sorghum management considerations: Planting practices sorghum grain sorghum planting row spacing plant population
Metabolic resistance: A pressing threat requiring immediate action weed control herbicide resistance metabolic resistance
Spring 2024 precipitation in Kansas: A tale of two extremes spring precipitation rainfall
Looking ahead - Weather outlooks for Kansas Climate summer outlook weather outlooks
War Against Weeds podcast is looking for your feedback survey podcast War on Weeds
Winter Canola Field Day set for May 16 near Hutchinson canola winter canola Field Day
Save the Dates for Western Kansas Fall Field Days Fall Field Days
April 2024
1001 April 25th, 2024
Stripe rust distribution and risk assessment for Kansas - April 25, 2024 wheat disease fungicide stripe rust foliar fungicides
Is there any value to starter fertilizer on soybeans? soybeans starter fertilizer phosphorus in-furrow potassium
Relative volatility of different 2,4-D herbicide formulations herbicide herbicide drift volatilization
World of Weeds - Fall panicum World of Weeds weeds fall panicum
2024 Kansas Wheat Plot Tours - Updated Preliminary Schedule wheat plot tours
1000 April 18th, 2024
Celebrating 1,000 issues of the Extension Agronomy eUpdate! publication
White grub damage in brome fields pastures replanting brome grubs grub worms
Soil temperature, weather forecast, and seed quality are critical for cotton establishment weather cotton soil temperature seed quality planting conditions
Control of late-emerging kochia in wheat or wheat stubble wheat kochia herbicide resistance
Weed resistance to WSSA Group 2 herbicides is widespread: What do growers need to know? weed control herbicide resistance Group 2 herbicides
2024 Kansas Wheat Plot Tours - Preliminary Schedule wheat plot tours wheat
999 April 11th, 2024
Pre-emergence herbicides for soybeans soybeans weed control pre-emergence residual herbicides
Off-target movement of herbicides with wind erosion herbicide erosion wind erosion off target movement
Soybean row spacing in Kansas soybeans row spacing
The Endangered Species Act: What you need to know label requirements EPA Endangered Species
Integrated Pest Management: New resource to help identify weeds in Kansas weeds identification pest management IPM
Several K-State publications on insect pest management updated for 2024 insects publication
998 April 5th, 2024
Adjusting seeding rates for soybeans planting soybeans seeding rate plant density
Starter fertilizer for corn - Nitrogen placement and rate nitrogen corn fertilizer starter fertilizer phosphorus
Causes of yellow wheat - Weather and disease factors disease yellow wheat freeze injury wheat
Causes of yellow wheat - Soil fertility factors wheat yellow wheat nutrient deficiency soil fertility
Spring freeze effects on winter canola canola freeze injury winter canola
Timing, timing, timing: Alfalfa weevil season is upon us! insects alfalfa alfalfa weevils
March 2024
997 March 28th, 2024
Update - Soil temperature and moisture status in Kansas planting soil moisture spring planting corn soybeans soil temperature planting date
2024 Kansas wheat: Crop conditions and risk of freeze injury wheat freeze freeze injury crop development
Injury symptoms from freeze damage to wheat wheat freeze injury freezing temperatures
First hollow stem update - March 27, 2024 dual purpose grazing wheat first hollow stem
Optimal corn seeding rate recommendations planting corn seeding rate plant density
Soybean planting date and maturity group selection planting soybeans maturity group optimum planting dates
996 March 21st, 2024
Spring planting in Kansas: Soil temperature and moisture status soil moisture spring planting planting soil temperature
Considerations for early fungicide applications on wheat in 2024 wheat fungicide foliar diseases split fungicide
Outlook for stripe rust in 2024 Kansas wheat crop wheat disease outlook stripe rust
Foliar fungicide efficacy for wheat disease management wheat publication foliar fungicides efficacy disease management
Updated soil test interpretations and fertilizer recommendations for Kansas soil testing publication fertilizer soil fertility
Army cutworm activity in western Kansas insects army cutworms miller moths
Insect activity update: Alfalfa weevils insects alfalfa alfalfa weevils
995 March 14th, 2024
First hollow stem update - March 14, 2024 wheat dual purpose grazing first hollow stem
Managing spring-planted cover crops for grazing grazing cover crops dryland cool-season
Start monitoring alfalfa weevils using degree days and scouting alfalfa alfalfa weevils scouting growing degree days
Winter 2023-2024 for Kansas: The Season in Review winter winter weather weather
Soil Health and Cropping System Sustainability Field Day - April 5 soil health Field Day
994 March 7th, 2024
Topdressing wheat with nitrogen fertilizer wheat nitrogen topdress fertilizer
Pay attention to growth stage for spring herbicide decisions on wheat wheat herbicide growth stage application timing
Residual herbicides for corn corn weed control pre-emergence residual herbicides
Tips for safe and successful prescribed burning this spring weather prescribed burning wildfire smoke
Join the CoCoRaHS Network...because every drop counts! weather CoCoRaHS rain
High Plains Sunflower Production Meetings - March 12 and 13 meetings sunflowers
Central Kansas Forage Update - March 21 forage hay meetings
Don't miss the last K-State Crop Talk webinar on March 12 virtual webinar Crop Talk
February 2024
993 February 29th, 2024
The 2024 Kansas fire season is here prescribed burning wildfire fire weather
Burn bans and red flag warnings in Kansas prescribed burning red flag warnings wildfire burn ban
Potential effects of recent warm temperatures on the wheat crop wheat warm temperatures green-up
Optimal time to remove cattle from wheat pastures: First hollow stem wheat dual purpose grazing first hollow stem
First hollow stem update - Feb. 29, 2024 wheat grazing dual purpose first hollow stem
Wheat variety fall forage yield comparison for 2023-24 fall forage dual purpose yield results wheat variety trials
Late winter kochia control in fields going to soybeans, sunflowers, and wheat wheat soybeans weed control kochia pre-emergence sunflowers
Looking ahead to spring weather in Kansas weather spring climate spring outlook
Don't miss the remaining K-State Crop Talk webinars virtual webinars CropTalk
Update - Full program details are set for two Wheat Rx seminars Wheat Rx meetings wheat seminars
992 February 22nd, 2024
Late winter kochia control in fields going to corn or grain sorghum grain sorghum corn weed control kochia pre-plant herbicide
Wheat streak mosaic virus confirmed in three counties in Kansas in 2024 disease wheat wheat streak mosaic barley yellow dwarf
2023 Kansas Performance Tests reports for corn, soybeans, grain sorghum, and sunflowers soybeans grain sorghum corn Performance Tests sunflower
Corn management in Kansas for 2024 corn publication crop production
Wheat Rx seminars - Get your prescription for next year's wheat crop wheat Wheat Rx meetings
K-State Crop Talk webinar series kicks off on February 20 virtual webinars Crop Talk
991 February 15th, 2024
Update - Federal court vacates labels for over-the-top dicamba herbicides soybeans dicamba label requirements cotton EPA
Preplant herbicide applications for kochia control weed control kochia pre-plant herbicide
K-State Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab Samples - "The Good", "The Sick", and "The Ugly" disease Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab sample collection
Wheat Rx seminars - Get your prescription for next year's wheat crop wheat Wheat Rx meetings
2024 Kansas Corn and Soybean Virtual School - February 22 Corn Schools Soybean Schools virtual
K-State Crop Talk webinar series kicks off on February 20
Great Plains Cotton Conference set for February 20 in Pratt, KS
Frontier District to host meeting on increasing row crop yields with weed and fungus control
990 February 8th, 2024
Extension question: Can I garden on top of my septic system? winter septic systems gardening
Kansas Weekly Drought Update and Climate Report - Jan. 31 to Feb. 6, 2024 Climate Drought
Great Plains Cotton Conference set for February 20 in Pratt, KS cotton
K-State Crop Talk webinar series kicks off on February 20 Crop Talk
Registration is open for the 2024 Kansas Corn and Soybean Virtual School corn Soybean Schools
Frontier District to host meeting on increasing row crop yields with weed and fungus control weeds row crops fungus
2024 Alfalfa School is set for February 13 in Great Bend
January 2024
989 January 11th, 2024
Significant cold is coming - Monitor livestock conditions using the Animal Comfort Tool Mesonet livestock Cattle Comfort Tool cold temperatures extreme weather
Wind chill analysis tool from Kansas Mesonet weather wind chill Mesonet cold temperatures
Ag-Climate Update: December 2023 weather Climate
K-State Soil Fertility Schools for North Central and Northwest Kansas soil fertility meetings
Women Managing the Farm Conference set for February 14-16 meetings farm management
Updated - Cover Your Acres Winter Conference, January 16-17 Cover Your Acres meetings
2024 Alfalfa School is set for February 13 in Great Bend alfalfa meetings
K-State Corn and Soybean Schools to be held Jan. 16-19, 2024 Corn Schools Soybean Schools
988 January 4th, 2024
Kansas weekly drought update and climate report: Dec. 27, 2023 - Jan. 2, 2024 weather Update Drought
Updated - Cover Your Acres Winter Conference, January 16-17 Cover Your Acres meetings
2024 Alfalfa School is set for February 13 in Great Bend alfalfa forage meetings KSFGC
K-State Corn and Soybean Schools to be held Jan. 16-19, 2024 Corn Schools Soybean Schools meetings